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Phonics Vowel Patterns ei, eigh 349

Vowel Patterns ei, eighDirections Read each sentence. Underline the word that has ei or eigh. Write long a, long e, or long i on the line to tell what sound the vowel pattern stands for.

1. We enjoy shopping at our neighborhood bakery.

2. We always go on either Friday or Saturday.

3. Shelves of baked goods reach from floor to ceiling.

4. I’m not the right height yet to reach the top shelf.

5. That shelf must be eight feet high!

6. We weigh all our choices and make up our minds.

7. We smile when we receive our package from the salesclerk.

Directions Choose a word from the box to match each clue. Write the word on the line.

8. a strap used to control a horse

9. to grab an object

10. free time

11. a person who lives nearby

12. the space between something’s lowest and highest point

13. cargo carried from one place to another by truck, ship, or other vehicle

14. not tell the truth

15. a blood vessel in a living creature’s body

Home Activity Your child identified and used words with the long a, e, or i sound spelled ei or eigh. Work together to make a crossword puzzle, beginning with words and definitions from this page.

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Home Activity Your child learned about drawing conclusions. Tell your child about something that you did today. Ask him or her to draw a conclusion based on what you’ve said and what he or she already knows about you or the thing you did.

Draw Conclusions • Aconclusion is a decision or opinion that makes sense based on facts and details.

• Youcanalsousewhatyoualready know to draw a conclusion.

Directions Read the following passage and use the information to complete the chart below.

My dad is a baker. He works right around the corner from our house.

He leaves our house in the morning, when it is still very, very dark out. He has to start early so people can have fresh baked goods when the bakery opens.

Dad doesn’t mind getting up so early. He says it’s really quiet outside when he goes to work. And he especially likes the smiles on people’s faces when they bite into something good that he has made.

Directions Write a fact from the story in boxes 1–3. Write something you know about that relates to the story in box 4. Then write a conclusion in box 5.

5. Conclusion:

2. Fact: 4. What I Know:1. Fact: 3. Fact:

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Writing Invitation 351

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Writing • InvitationKey Features of an Invitation

•givesthereasonfortheinvitation

•providesadate,time,andlocation

• includescontactinformationifareplyisneeded

•oftenusescreativepicturesordrawings

What: You are warmly invited to join my family for a night of pizza, pasta, and football. Help us cheer on our favorite team as they fearlessly clash with their opponents. It is shaping up to be the most thrilling game of the season! We will have plenty of pizza, pasta, and snacks to munch on as football history is made.

When: Monday, January 6, at 5:30 pm

Where: Lila’s apartment 2846 N. Marina St., #304 Seattle, WA 98000

R.S.V.P. Please call Lila at 200-525-5543 to let me know if you can make it!

1. Underline the words that tell why Lila is having a pizza party.

2. Draw a circle around each of the following: date, time, and location.

3. Draw a box around the contact information.

Monday Night Party!

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Home Activity Your child identified and used words from Jalapeño Bagels. Read a recipe or magazine article about food. Discuss the recipe or article using the vocabulary words.

VocabularyDirections Write the word from the box that fits the meaning of each sentence.

Check the Words You Know

bakerybatchmixture ingredients

doughbraidedboils

1. I walked to the to buy bread.

2. Mom and I made a of 24 muffins for the bake sale.

3. Flour is one of the main in baking.

4. My father water when he makes tea.

Directions Read the definition. Write true next to the word with that meaning. Write false next to the word that does not have that meaning.

5. several things blended together

mixture braided

6. a place where breads are made and sold.

batch bakery

7. made into a twisted shape

braided boiled

8. a mix of flour and other ingredients that you bake

bakery dough

Write a MenuOn a separate sheet of paper, create a menu for a restaurant. Your menu may include foods for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Use as many vocabulary words as possible.

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Home Activity Your child learned about adverbs that compare. Ask your child to compare how he or she rides a bicycle to the way a friend rides, using an adverb that compares.

Comparative and Superlative AdverbsYou can use adverbs to compare actions. The -er form of an adverb compares two actions. This is a comparative adverb. The -est form of an adverb compares three or more actions. This is a superlative adverb. Jeremy works hard. Jeremy works harder than Tom does. Jeremy works hardest of all the students.

Most adverbs that end in -ly use more and most to make comparisons. The truck moved slowly. The truck moved more slowly than the car. The truck moved most slowly of all.

Directions Underline the adverb that compares in each sentence.

1. Mrs. Alvarez sings the loudest of all the employees at the bakery.

2. She bakes faster than Mr. Lane does.

3. The bread dough rises most quickly of all.

4. You must knead bread dough more carefully than other kinds of dough.

5. Mrs. Alvarez has been baking longer than you have.

Directions Circle the correct word in ( ) to complete each sentence.

6. The muffins bake (slower, slowest) than the cinnamon rolls.

7. Mr. Costa works the (faster, fastest) of all the bakers.

8. Of all the workers, Tony sings (more cheerfully, most cheerfully).

9. Mr. Costa mixes sweet roll dough (most rapidly, more rapidly) than Tony.

10. The sweet rolls are done (sooner, soonest) of all.

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Finish the Sentence Write a list word to complete the sentence.

1. How much does the bag ? 1.

2. I want to go for a ride. 2.

3. My is moving soon. 3.

4. Meat is a good source of . 4.

5. I want soup or salad. 5.

6. My cousin is years old. 6.

7. The of the bridge is 150 feet. 7.

8. The train was loaded with . 8.

9. The was too heavy for me to lift. 9.

Definitions Write the list word that fits the clue.

10. time to rest and play 10.

11. opposite of the word give 11.

12. rhymes with the word greeted 12.

13. to try to trick 13.

14. rhymes with the word either 14.

15. opposite of the word floor 15.

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Home Activity  Your child wrote words with the vowel pattern ei and eigh. Read a sentence on this page. Ask your child to spell the list word.

Spelling Words

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Home Activity Your child used context clues to find the meaning of unfamiliar words. Read a story or advertisement about a bakery. Encourage your child to look for context clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Vocabulary • Unfamiliar Words • Sometimesyoucomeacrosswordsyoudon’tknow.Youcanusethewordsand

sentences around the unfamiliar word to help you figure out its meaning.

• Lookforcontextcluesaroundunfamiliarwordstohelpyoufigureoutwhattheymean.

Directions Read each sentence. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the underlined word. Write the meaning on the line.

1. After dinner my brother likes ice cream, but I like cake for dessert.

2. Our cat likes milk, but he especially loves cream.

3. This cake is made with only four ingredients, but it still tastes delicious.

4. My mom cooks many international foods, such as those from China and Spain.

5. Would you like to work in a bakery, where they make cakes and cookies?

6. If you follow this recipe, you will make a delicious cornbread.

7. Pancakes are a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk.

8. I would like a piece of cherry pie.

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Home Activity Your child learned how to make an outline to summarize ideas. Write the names of several different foods. Ask your child to organize the food names in an outline by food groups.

OutliningSummarizing is finding the most important ideas about a topic. You can summarize when you read sources during research. One way to summarize is by making an outline. An outline shows a main idea and details, like the one shown below.

Favorite Mexican Dishes

I. Meat

A. Beef

1. Dried beef

2. Grilled beef steak

B. Poultry

1. Chicken

2. Chicken enchiladas

II. Vegetables

A. Beet salad

B. Zucchini with corn

III. Fruit

A. Grapefruit salad

B. Mango salsa

Directions Write the words from the box in the outline. Use the outline above as a guide.

Shrimp Peppers Spaghetti Parmesan Vegetables

Common Italian Ingredients

I. Cheese

A. Mozzarella

B.

II.

A. Mushrooms

B. Onions

C.

III. Pasta

A. Rigatoni

B.

IV. Fish

A. Salmon

B. Sea bass

C.

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Home Activity  Your child identified misspelled words with the vowel pattern ei and eigh. Have your child pronounce each spelling word and underline the vowel patterns.

Vowel Patterns ei, eigh

Proofread a Paragraph Jay wrote his opinion about the best breed of dog. Circle the four misspelled words. Write them correctly. Then rewrite the run-on sentence as two separate sentences.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

Proofread Words Circle the word that is spelled correctly. Write it.

6. ceiling cieling 6.

7. neether neither 7.

8. eightteen eighteen 8.

9. height hight 9.

10. protein proteine 10.

11. sleigh sleiy 11.

12. decieve deceive 12.

I think the labrador is the best dog. They are eether black, chocolate, or yellow. They are very friendly with family, naybors, and even the mailman! They wiegh a lot, so you have to make sure they don’t sit on you, if they do you might get licked. There is allmost nothing you can’t do with a labrador!

Frequently Misspelled

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Conventions Comparative and Superlative Adverbs 359

Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on adverbs that compare. While working in the kitchen with your child, ask him or her to make up a sentence about cooking that includes an adverb that compares.

Comparative and Superlative AdverbsDirections Read the selection. Then read each question that follows the selection. Decide which is the best answer to each question. Mark the space for the answer you have chosen.

International Day at My School(1) Tomorrow is International Day at my school. (2) My class works of

all the classes. (3) We prepare than anyone. (4) My group is in charge of the food fair. (5) Allison, a girl in my group, said she will get there the . (6) The food fair will last this year than last year. (7) But we are ready to work hard. (8) Our teacher said if we do, this year will go than ever.

1 What superlative adverb can you use in sentence 2?

hard

harder

hardest

most hard

2 What comparative adverb can you use in sentence 3?

frequentest

frequenter

most frequently

more frequently

3 What superlative adverb can you use in sentence 5?

earlier

more early

earliest

most earliest

4 What comparative adverb can you use in sentence 6?

longest

longer

more long

most long

5 What comparative adverb can you use in sentence 8?

more smoothly

most smoothly

smoothest

most smooth

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